ܦܪܣܐ

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Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܦ-ܪ-ܣ (p-r-s) related to dividing. Compare Hebrew פְּרָס (pərās).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܦܪܣܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܦܪܣܐ)

  1. allowance, ration, morsel, portion of food
Inflection

Etymology 2

From the root ܦ-ܪ-ܣ (p-r-s) related to spreading.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܦܪܣܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܦܪܣܐ)

  1. spreading
  2. extension, extending
  3. expansion
Inflection

Etymology 3

From the root ܦ-ܪ-ܣ (p-r-s) related to spreading. Compare Arabic فِرَاش (firāš) and فَرْش (farš).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܦܪܣܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܦܪܣܐ)

  1. flap, cloth, cover, covering
  2. veil, curtain, screen
  3. aër, ritual veil
  4. (nautical) sail
  5. carpet, mat, rug
  6. peachtree
  7. cedar cone
Inflection

References

  • prs”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 289a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 462b-463a
  • Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, pp. 1244b-1245a